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I adore perfectly mature wines from Ponsot .... and this 2001 Gevrey Cuvee l'Abeille was enjoyed at the perfect time and place. In the bouquet tremendous complexity for this level - delicate red fruits, sous-bois and truffle with a discrete eathy minerality. On the palate fully matured, slightly …
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The Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Vieilles Vignes 2006 from Henri Roch is showing well and is in my view quite ready to drink. In the bouquet forward red fruit ... notes of strawberries, red cherries with hints of all spice, soy and cinnamon - spiced with a nice earthy minerality. On the palate …
[Read more...] about Domaine Prieure-Roch, Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru V.V. 2006
The Puligny village 2012 from Ramonet is Open and expressive. In the bouquet white orchard fruits and a citrus infused chalky minerality spiced with a hint of gunpowder. On the palate quite rich but still focused and vibrant with a backbone of fresh acidity and minerality. Drinking very well ... a …
[Read more...] about Domaine Ramonet, Puligny-Montrachet 2012
The 1986 Musigny Vieilles Vigne from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is mature and quite delicate. A special wine - as this is the first vintage made by the current wine maker François Millet. The bouquet is open and quite expressive with red fruits, lovely notes of sous-bois ... hints of truffle and orange …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Musigny Vieilles Vignes 1986
The 2012 Bourgogne Blanc from Domaine Comte de Vogüé is a quite weighty effort. The bouquet is bursting with exotic fruits, hints of oak, anis and a citrus infused minerality. On the palate rich and weighty with a very fine mineralic drive. The oak is currently quite forward in the wine - but in my …
[Read more...] about Domaine Comte de Vogüé, Bourgogne Blanc 2012
